Multis

A Multi is a folder for your other choices. Group related choices under one entry in the QuickAdd picker, then open it to see what’s inside - handy once your picker grows past a handful of items. In the settings list, a Multi is the entry you can fold and unfold.

Put choices inside a multi

You add a choice to a multi by dragging it in. Make sure the multi is unfolded (as in the screenshot above), grab the drag handle of the choice you want to move, and drop it just below and slightly to the right of the multi’s own drag handle. When it works, the choice appears indented under the multi.

Tip

The first choice is the fiddly one, since there’s nothing nested yet to aim for. Drop it just below and to the right of the multi’s drag handle and watch for the indent. Once one choice is inside, the rest are easy.

Set the search box hint: Placeholder text

Each multi can show its own hint in the choice picker’s search box when you open it - useful for labeling a complex menu or a grouped workflow. Leave it empty and the multi’s name is used instead.

Because search reaches everything nested under the multi, word the hint for the whole group, not just the top level.

Change a choice’s icon

Choices in the QuickAdd picker use the same Obsidian/Lucide icons as registered QuickAdd commands. Every choice type has a default icon, and you can override it from the choice’s Icon setting. Icons are monochrome and take on your active Obsidian theme color.

Search across nested choices

Typing in the choice picker searches every choice nested inside the current level’s multis, not just the level you are looking at. A nested match shows its folder path (for example Work / Meetings) beneath the choice name. This also applies to the root picker opened by the QuickAdd: Run command or the ribbon icon.

Good to know:

• Browsing is unchanged: with an empty search box, you still see one level at a time.
• The search also matches the folder path, so work meeting finds New meeting inside Work / Meetings.
• Selecting a nested multi from the results opens it. Its ← Back entry returns to the level you searched from, skipping any levels in between.
• Searching from inside a multi only covers that multi’s sub-choices. Go back (or open the root picker) to search more broadly.

To limit search to the level you have open, turn off Settings → QuickAdd → Search nested choices.